Having all the necessary documents will help your sale to go smoothly. You should lodge the following documents with your lawyer or estate agent when you put your property up for sale; for absolute security you can make the documents available to both.

• copy of the Title Deed (Escritura Pública).
• copy of your latest Real Estate Tax receipt (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, IBI).
• copy of the Certificate (Certificado Catastral) given to you by the Land Registry (Catastro). This contains your property’s official reference number (Referencia Catastral) with the Land Registry and gives a full description of the property.
• copy of your latest Spanish Income Tax declaration (Declaración de la Renta) for residents or Form 214 for non-residents.
• copy of your Residents’ Association (Comunidad de Propietarios) Statutes. This contains the address and phone number of the Residents’ Association.
• copies of all your utility bills.